Beginner confusion!!

[David Roth weiss]

Andy,

Welcome to the Cow and to FCP.

Exporting the very best QT file possible from the timeline, in fact, one that is identical to your timeline, is very simple. Here goes:

1) Mark your in at the head and out at the tail of the timeline.

2) Go to File — Export – Quicktime Movie.

3) Use “current settings” and make sure that the make movie self-contained box is checked.

4) Pick a destination so you know where to find the file, such as a drive or even the desktop.

5. Hit the Save button.

BINGO!!! You now have the absolute best QT there is, because it matches your timeline.

Now, if perhaps you didn’t set up your project and timeline properly, you absolutely must watch the following tutorial, or you will be in FCP Hell, forever. https://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/realtime_sequences.php

Good luck,
David

David Roth Weiss
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[Tom Wolsky]

“The file was about 13G (partitioned into 2G parts).”

That’s not a good thing. It usually means your hard drive is not properly formatted, which may be the cause of other problems you’re having. The drive should be formatted for Mac OS Extended.

“a 8UV choppy version”

???

“but the file is only 3G.. but why? ”

What file? I have not idea what you’re doing here? How are ou exporting? To QuickTime Movie? Something else? If you want the original DV quality ou exported to QuickTime Movie.

What are you trying to do? Make a DVD? You export it to QuickTime Movie. You encode it in Compressor. You author it in DVD Studio Pro.

If you want easy you get Final Cut Express and iDVD.

BTW, there is an Final Cut Basics forum.

All the best,

Tom

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[David Roth weiss]

[Tom Wolsky] “BTW, there is an Final Cut Basics forum.”

Hey Tom, I’m gonna get Cowdog to get you a GPS for your birthday. You were here in Basics all the time…

BTW, you raised several good questions and I assumed a lot in my answer…

Your pal David

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

POST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™

A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.

[Andy Gunn]

Uhuh, yep I’m definitely getting there..

I discovered the uncompressed 10bit setting for sequence.. yeah apple you kept that one quiet..
and the sneaky quicktime, run at best quality bit..

and yes the file is now in one piece, I must be thinking of something else..?!?!?

it’s easy once you know how eh?

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Thanks for the help guys!

[Andy Gunn]

nope its all still mashed up…

but I’ve just realised in the settings it needs to be rgb, not 8yuv or any of that jazz.. so thats sorted out the choppy motion..

I am still getting the quicktime export file in 2G chunks.., strange but when I open it in quicktime it recognizes the whole file, 54 mins or whatever it is..

man, i’m going to practise on a smaller file till I get this.. this waiting 2 hours to find out I’ve done it wrong again, is doing my napper in!

thanks anyhow..

ag